TripAdvisor Reviews The Chateau at the Oregon Caves Cave Junction

Travel Blogs from Cave Junction

... Camp there was only one self serve gas station in town. Jeff went into the rangers station and a young women told us about the town and gas station, and her choice of pizza joint or cafe. We went to the Pizza House and had great pizza. All regional food sources. The two people were great. The woman was a character and the guy was into motorcycles. Nick, mainly, talked to both of them.

... onto beaches, often with a river or creek to cross, it really was picturesque.

And then we were in California, greeted by a sign, and a Department of Agriculture officer who waved us through despite having some fresh fruit in the car.

We used instinct as much as maps to leave the coastal road and head inland. We found Jedediah Smith Park, named for an explorer, fur trader and businessman, who is alleged to be the first European to ...

... my hair so look pretty "amazing" today. They didn't supply breakfast so packed up and headed out. Unfortunately we couldn't find a breakfast place so found a pancake place on GPS in Brookings which was 1/2 hour away. We did score there as it was a fabulous breakfast - the best french toast I ever had! Weather is iffy today - have had quite a bit of rain but it is looking a little lighter so hopefully it will be OK. George is finally seeming to settle in and is quite happy. ...

Went to the Oregon Caves National Monument, the marble halls of Oregon. The chambers and corridors were formed by groundwater dissolving marble bedrock. Took a ranger-led, 1 1/2 hour tour through the caves, which had a temperature of 44 degrees! Funny story about the caves...our Ranger, Jillian, was pretty uptight and didn't deal with the Sloan and Baright boys very well. She reported us to her supervisor because ...